Martin Gross
@martingross.bsky.social
Political scientist, LMU Munich || Parties || Party competition in multi-level systems || Coalitions || Local politics || EU Cohesion Policy || Political representation || Sports & politics
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Insane! At all levels, really. First of all, they have nothing to do outside of the U.S. Second, they are among the worst-trained of the dozens of security and law enforcement services the U.S. has.
What this shows, however, is that the Trump Administration sees ICE as its personal military.
What this shows, however, is that the Trump Administration sees ICE as its personal military.
ICE agents to 'support' US security at Winter Olympics in Italy, sparking anger
Agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) force will support US security operations at the Winter Olympics in Italy in February, the organisation said on Tuesday, sparking anger fro...
www.france24.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Insane! At all levels, really. First of all, they have nothing to do outside of the U.S. Second, they are among the worst-trained of the dozens of security and law enforcement services the U.S. has.
What this shows, however, is that the Trump Administration sees ICE as its personal military.
What this shows, however, is that the Trump Administration sees ICE as its personal military.
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Mit der Süddeutschen Zeitung durfte ich über meine Forschung zum Regionalpopulismus in Bayern sprechen. Danke für die Möglichkeit!
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
Ist die CSU populistisch? Jein, sagt dieser Politikforscher im Interview
Wie ist der Erfolg der CSU zu erklären? Der Politikforscher Jan Philipp Thomeczek sucht eine Antwort im Konzept des Regionalpopulismus.
www.sueddeutsche.de
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Mit der Süddeutschen Zeitung durfte ich über meine Forschung zum Regionalpopulismus in Bayern sprechen. Danke für die Möglichkeit!
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/popul...
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NEW PAPER ALERT! My paper, with @bjornhoyland.bsky.social , on how “policy loss” shapes support for the EU has just been published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Check it out!
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January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NEW PAPER ALERT! My paper, with @bjornhoyland.bsky.social , on how “policy loss” shapes support for the EU has just been published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. Check it out!
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Anyone who thinks this won't happen at the 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. is delusional.
ICE to conduct immigration enforcement at Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, official says
A government official says ICE will conduct immigration enforcement at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara. This comes just days after Bad Bunny was announced as the halftime performer.
abc7news.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Anyone who thinks this won't happen at the 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. is delusional.
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🚨 new publication alert
The European Union increasingly faces external pressures. Whilst external pressures always mattered for European integration and EU studies, this article holds that they are more consequential today than in the past.
The European Union increasingly faces external pressures. Whilst external pressures always mattered for European integration and EU studies, this article holds that they are more consequential today than in the past.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
🚨 new publication alert
The European Union increasingly faces external pressures. Whilst external pressures always mattered for European integration and EU studies, this article holds that they are more consequential today than in the past.
The European Union increasingly faces external pressures. Whilst external pressures always mattered for European integration and EU studies, this article holds that they are more consequential today than in the past.
💥 New publication w/ @svenjakrauss.bsky.social in German Politics:
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
💥 New publication w/ @svenjakrauss.bsky.social in German Politics:
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
"Asset or Liability? The Effect of National Approval Ratings on Regional Election Results"
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Die #AfD verliert die Stichwahl ums Landratsamt in Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg). Wichtig dabei: Für die AfD-Kandidatin Ruhland-Führer hatte sowohl Parteiprominenz wie Chrupalla und Siegmund, als auch rechtsextreme Medien wie Compact kräftig mobilisiert. Hat trotzdem nicht gereicht.
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Die #AfD verliert die Stichwahl ums Landratsamt in Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg). Wichtig dabei: Für die AfD-Kandidatin Ruhland-Führer hatte sowohl Parteiprominenz wie Chrupalla und Siegmund, als auch rechtsextreme Medien wie Compact kräftig mobilisiert. Hat trotzdem nicht gereicht.
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Some Wahlrechtsthoughts here im Gespräch mit @jbebermeier.bsky.social :)
Schon wieder ein neues Wahlrecht? Besonders Markus Söder drängte darauf. Warum es auch diesmal nicht die perfekte Lösung geben wird, erklärt @wahlforschung.thorstenfaas.de im Interview. www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
"Ein Spiel mit dem Feuer": Wahlrechtsexperte über Chancen und Risiken einer Reform
Schon wieder ein neues Wahlrecht? Die Koalition hat sich das vorgenommen. Warum es auch diesmal nicht die perfekte Lösung geben wird, erklärt Experte Thorsten Faas im Gespräch.
www.t-online.de
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Some Wahlrechtsthoughts here im Gespräch mit @jbebermeier.bsky.social :)
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🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
January 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
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Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Explaining Attitudes Towards Climate Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy
This article analyses the drivers of individual-level support for – and opposition to – renewable energy in general, as well as wind and solar power specifically. We focus on the crucial case of Ge...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
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I am happy to announce that I have joined the team of Politische Vierteljahresschrift / German Political Science Quarterly @pvs-journal.bsky.social as Managing Editor alongside the new Editor-in-Chief Marc Debus. I will assist Marc and the team of Associate Editors in managing this great journal.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I am happy to announce that I have joined the team of Politische Vierteljahresschrift / German Political Science Quarterly @pvs-journal.bsky.social as Managing Editor alongside the new Editor-in-Chief Marc Debus. I will assist Marc and the team of Associate Editors in managing this great journal.
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Mark Rutte hält sich für einen Überredungskünstler und weiß nicht, dass es jemand geschafft hat, Edin Dzeko davon zu überzeugen, dass es eine gute Idee ist, bei Minusgraden in Fürth auf die Flanke eines Schalke-Spielers zu warten.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Mark Rutte hält sich für einen Überredungskünstler und weiß nicht, dass es jemand geschafft hat, Edin Dzeko davon zu überzeugen, dass es eine gute Idee ist, bei Minusgraden in Fürth auf die Flanke eines Schalke-Spielers zu warten.
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RHEINLAND-PFALZ | Sonntagsfrage Landtagswahl Infratest dimap/SWR
CDU: 29%
SPD: 26% (+3)
AfD: 18% (-1)
GRÜNE: 10%
LINKE: 6%
FW: 4%
Sonstige: 7% (-2)
Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 09. Oktober 2025
Verlauf: whln.eu/UmfragenRLP
#ltwrp #ltwrlp
CDU: 29%
SPD: 26% (+3)
AfD: 18% (-1)
GRÜNE: 10%
LINKE: 6%
FW: 4%
Sonstige: 7% (-2)
Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 09. Oktober 2025
Verlauf: whln.eu/UmfragenRLP
#ltwrp #ltwrlp
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 AM
RHEINLAND-PFALZ | Sonntagsfrage Landtagswahl Infratest dimap/SWR
CDU: 29%
SPD: 26% (+3)
AfD: 18% (-1)
GRÜNE: 10%
LINKE: 6%
FW: 4%
Sonstige: 7% (-2)
Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 09. Oktober 2025
Verlauf: whln.eu/UmfragenRLP
#ltwrp #ltwrlp
CDU: 29%
SPD: 26% (+3)
AfD: 18% (-1)
GRÜNE: 10%
LINKE: 6%
FW: 4%
Sonstige: 7% (-2)
Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 09. Oktober 2025
Verlauf: whln.eu/UmfragenRLP
#ltwrp #ltwrlp
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Sonntagsfrage zur Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg • Infratest dimap für SWR/StZ: CDU 29 % | GRÜNE 23 % | AfD 20 % | SPD 8 % | DIE LINKE 7 % | FDP 5 % | Sonstige 8 %
➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
🗓️ Nächste Landtagswahl: 8. März 2026 #ltwbw
➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
🗓️ Nächste Landtagswahl: 8. März 2026 #ltwbw
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Sonntagsfrage zur Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg • Infratest dimap für SWR/StZ: CDU 29 % | GRÜNE 23 % | AfD 20 % | SPD 8 % | DIE LINKE 7 % | FDP 5 % | Sonstige 8 %
➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
🗓️ Nächste Landtagswahl: 8. März 2026 #ltwbw
➤ Verlauf: wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
🗓️ Nächste Landtagswahl: 8. März 2026 #ltwbw
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Noch drei Stunden, dann liest er die Auswärtstabelle der Regionalliga Ost/Nordost vor.
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Noch drei Stunden, dann liest er die Auswärtstabelle der Regionalliga Ost/Nordost vor.
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Fußball ist nicht und war nie unpolitisch. Welche Art Politik durch den Fußball befördert wird, hängt maßgeblich davon ab, wie er betrieben wird. Während des NS war Fußball ein Instrument der Ausgrenzung von Juden und Marxisten (nicht gegendert, weil ... nunja, Frauen waren bereits ausgegrenzt).
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Podcast: Mythos "Stunde Null": Der deutsche Fußball nach 1945
Mit der bedingungslosen Kapitulation Deutschlands am 8. Mai 1945 sind automatisch auch alle Sportvereine und -verbände aufgelöst. Trotzdem wird Fußball gespielt. Nur sechs Wochen später findet das ers...
www.ardaudiothek.de
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Fußball ist nicht und war nie unpolitisch. Welche Art Politik durch den Fußball befördert wird, hängt maßgeblich davon ab, wie er betrieben wird. Während des NS war Fußball ein Instrument der Ausgrenzung von Juden und Marxisten (nicht gegendert, weil ... nunja, Frauen waren bereits ausgegrenzt).
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Das Ampelwahlrecht hat den Anteil der Wahlkreisabgeordneten im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Legislaturperioden erhöht; aus systemischer Sicht also die Wahlkreise gestärkt, nicht geschwächt.
Lust auf Mehr? Hier entlang:
collections.fes.de/publikatione...
// @fmichl.bsky.social
Lust auf Mehr? Hier entlang:
collections.fes.de/publikatione...
// @fmichl.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Das Ampelwahlrecht hat den Anteil der Wahlkreisabgeordneten im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Legislaturperioden erhöht; aus systemischer Sicht also die Wahlkreise gestärkt, nicht geschwächt.
Lust auf Mehr? Hier entlang:
collections.fes.de/publikatione...
// @fmichl.bsky.social
Lust auf Mehr? Hier entlang:
collections.fes.de/publikatione...
// @fmichl.bsky.social
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Sturm Graz will play in this gorgeous and powerful jersey against Feyenoord on Thursday. Another example of a soccer club using its jersey for a political cause.
Unfortunately, already sold out in XL and XXL...
Unfortunately, already sold out in XL and XXL...
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Sturm Graz will play in this gorgeous and powerful jersey against Feyenoord on Thursday. Another example of a soccer club using its jersey for a political cause.
Unfortunately, already sold out in XL and XXL...
Unfortunately, already sold out in XL and XXL...
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“The way the French police football games is completely outdated… it doesn’t meet any of the modern standards of de-escalation.”
FSE Executive Director Ronan Evain on the dangerous treatment of fans by French authorities & the failure to learn lessons from the 2022 UCL final.
📰 nyti.ms/4quGGuK
FSE Executive Director Ronan Evain on the dangerous treatment of fans by French authorities & the failure to learn lessons from the 2022 UCL final.
📰 nyti.ms/4quGGuK
French police, football fans, and a history of violence: 'They don’t care'
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“The way the French police football games is completely outdated… it doesn’t meet any of the modern standards of de-escalation.”
FSE Executive Director Ronan Evain on the dangerous treatment of fans by French authorities & the failure to learn lessons from the 2022 UCL final.
📰 nyti.ms/4quGGuK
FSE Executive Director Ronan Evain on the dangerous treatment of fans by French authorities & the failure to learn lessons from the 2022 UCL final.
📰 nyti.ms/4quGGuK
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On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
How Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup
The BBC's Piers Edwards explains the little-known story behind the African boycott to the 1966 World Cup, the only World Cup in history to have been snubbed by an entire continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
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Largely unnoticed outside of Argentina, President Milei is planning a massive expansion of the intelligence service's powers – SIDE.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Rights groups warn SIDE arrest powers risk 'persecution and intimidation' - Buenos Aires Herald
More than 20 NGOs said that the decree granting broad discretion to intelligence services could become ‘a tool for massive surveillance’
buenosairesherald.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Largely unnoticed outside of Argentina, President Milei is planning a massive expansion of the intelligence service's powers – SIDE.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
Among other things, agents would be allowed to arrest citizens.
I spoke with the Buenos Aires Herald about possible consequences and parallels to the country's past.
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First TV interview!🤓
It was fun to zoom into the new #UN #HighSeaTreaty 🇺🇳 and its significance in times of #Trump and #Geopolitics for @zdfde.bsky.social & @3sat.zdf.social.ap.brid.gy:
#ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/wissen/un-ho...
#3sat: www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/...
It was fun to zoom into the new #UN #HighSeaTreaty 🇺🇳 and its significance in times of #Trump and #Geopolitics for @zdfde.bsky.social & @3sat.zdf.social.ap.brid.gy:
#ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/wissen/un-ho...
#3sat: www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/...
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
First TV interview!🤓
It was fun to zoom into the new #UN #HighSeaTreaty 🇺🇳 and its significance in times of #Trump and #Geopolitics for @zdfde.bsky.social & @3sat.zdf.social.ap.brid.gy:
#ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/wissen/un-ho...
#3sat: www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/...
It was fun to zoom into the new #UN #HighSeaTreaty 🇺🇳 and its significance in times of #Trump and #Geopolitics for @zdfde.bsky.social & @3sat.zdf.social.ap.brid.gy:
#ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/wissen/un-ho...
#3sat: www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/...
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"Dauerbaustelle Wahlrecht?" Kurz nach der Wahlrechtsreform der Ampel kündigt die neue GroKo bereits die nächste Reform des Wahlrechts an. @fmichl.bsky.social u ich haben uns dem Thema in dieser gerade erschienenen Publikation angenommen. Ein 🧵
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"Dauerbaustelle Wahlrecht?" Kurz nach der Wahlrechtsreform der Ampel kündigt die neue GroKo bereits die nächste Reform des Wahlrechts an. @fmichl.bsky.social u ich haben uns dem Thema in dieser gerade erschienenen Publikation angenommen. Ein 🧵
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How can and should we study an important yet largely inaccessible institution like the #EuropeanCouncil?
In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation.
The article is available open access 👇
h7.cl/1n6zx
In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation.
The article is available open access 👇
h7.cl/1n6zx
The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union | European Political Science | Cambridge Core
The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union
h7.cl
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
How can and should we study an important yet largely inaccessible institution like the #EuropeanCouncil?
In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation.
The article is available open access 👇
h7.cl/1n6zx
In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation.
The article is available open access 👇
h7.cl/1n6zx
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What shapes #publicopinion about int' #trade agreements in times of #populism and #geopolitics?
In today’s presentation at our joint colloquium, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social argued that trade agreements with provisions that protect the #environment attract more public support!
In today’s presentation at our joint colloquium, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social argued that trade agreements with provisions that protect the #environment attract more public support!
January 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM
What shapes #publicopinion about int' #trade agreements in times of #populism and #geopolitics?
In today’s presentation at our joint colloquium, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social argued that trade agreements with provisions that protect the #environment attract more public support!
In today’s presentation at our joint colloquium, @robert-a-huber.bsky.social argued that trade agreements with provisions that protect the #environment attract more public support!